1956 UMass Redmen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1956 UMass Redmen football Yankee Conference Yankee 2–5–1 1–4 Charlie O'Rourke 5th Alumni Field The 1956 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1956 college football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in the NCAA's newly created College Division. The team was coached by Charlie O'Rourke and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 2–5–1 overall and 1–4 in conference play. Schedule Eastern September 22 t y y 1956 American International Yellow Jackets American International Springfield, MA 6–6 September 29 l y y Boston University Nickerson Field Boston, MA 6–19 October 13 l y Connecticut Alumni Field Amherst, MA rivalry 6–71 October 20 l y Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI 13–34 October 27 w y 1956 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Alumni Field Amherst, MA 12–6 November 3 w y Vermont Centennial Field Burlington, VT 26–19 UMass edges Vermont, 26–19 November 4, 1956 The Boston Globe Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79270819/umass-edges-vermont-2619/ June 9, 2021 November 10 l y 1956 Brandeis Judges Brandeis Alumni Field Amherst, MA 7–47 November 17 l New Hampshire Alumni Field Amherst, MA rivalry 7–28 4,500 21-Pt. Rally by N.H. Beats UMass, 28-7 The Boston Globe November 18, 1956 55 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97959192/21-pt-rally-by-nh-beats-umass-28-7/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1956 Massachusetts) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/12710 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 24, 2022 References Umass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Umass Redmen football